AltWeeklies Wire
The Fall and Rise of Machine Gun Kellynew
From sex to booze to homelessness ... and now salvation and stardom.
Cleveland Scene |
Jordan Zirm |
10-19-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cleveland Rap, Machine Gun Kelly
Chris Isaak: Beyond the Sunnew
Like a dog with a rubber chew toy he won't surrender, you have to admire Chris Isaak's tenacity.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
10-19-2011 |
Reviews
The Slackersnew
The past few months have seen The Toasters and Mustard Plug grace the Melody Inn stage. Add to that list The Slackers.
Tags: the slackers
The Dust Brothernew
Archivist Nathan Salsburg goes on the record about efforts to preserve a rare musical find.
LEO Weekly |
Damien McPherson |
10-19-2011 |
Music
The Truth About Uncle Rickynew
How a Ugandan balladeer became a fast-growing -- and problematic -- Internet meme.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-17-2011 |
Music
Pimpadelic ... Seriouslynew
Like last night's Whataburger, Pimpadelic is back, though the band never really went away, only changed styles. Based on Drink! Drugs! Sex!, the Fort Worth quartet's 650th album, the style du jour is Motley Crue and Hank III.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
10-17-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Pimpadelic
Primus of their livesnew
With its first album in a decade, Les Claypool's group is in fine form.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
10-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pink Floyd: The Final Cutnew
You may have read music/screens editor Enrique Lopetegui's eloquent gushing on the veritably lyric-less, meandering interlude that is The Dark Side of the Moon.
San Antonio Current |
Steven Gilmore |
10-14-2011 |
Reviews
Songstress Choffel Heading Eastnew
The national promise. It’s something entertainment journalists with local/regional beats get caught up in sometimes, wanting to see a deserving local act take off, making a name for themselves and their community.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-14-2011 |
Music
One Way or Anothernew
Sounds frontwoman Maja Ivarsson embraces the art of kicking ass.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-13-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Deer Tick Put a Little Grunge in the Teanew
It's a combination of rootsy, honest songwriting and rock-star swagger that help Deer Tick straddle the line between being a respected Americana act and a street-cred-worthy rowdy stage band.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-13-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Deer Tick
Sonic Youth: Hits are for Squaresnew
Not everyone has the benefit of a cool older brother/sister to introduce them to influential, innovative bands like Sonic Youth.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
10-12-2011 |
Reviews
Misfits: The Devil's Rainnew
It has been nearly a decade since the Misfits released a full-length anything, and decades still since legions of fiends declared they were "Teenagers From Mars and we don't care."
San Antonio Current |
Sonya Harvey |
10-12-2011 |
Reviews
Lydia: Paint it Goldennew
Lydia's candid melodies paint a glittering picture of a dream-like sequence often seen in films.
San Antonio Current |
Collette Orquiz |
10-12-2011 |
Reviews
Futurebirds Go for Big Country-Rocknew
Athens-based sextet Futurebirds employ traditional country instrumentation of banjo, mandolin, and pedal steel along with loud guitars. Their latest is titled Hampton's Lullaby.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
10-11-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Futurebirds, Country-Rock
